If you have read my eBook Pedal Off The Pounds (POTP), you know that it is filled with tips on healthy eating. While the eBook if focused on eating for weight loss, most of the suggestions are designed for healthy living as well, including heart health. POTP discusses eating whole, unprocessed foods that are rich in…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Taking extra fat during long distance running or cycling races will not help you to go faster or win the race. When you exercise intensely, your muscles burn mostly sugar and the more intensely you race, the greater the percentage of sugar that your muscles use. Researchers in Australia gave nicotinic…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Taking extra fat during long distance running or cycling races will not help you to go faster or win the race. When you exercise intensely, your muscles burn mostly sugar and the more intensely you race, the greater the percentage of sugar that your muscles use. Researchers in Australia gave nicotinic…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. North Americans are killing themselves by eating too much of the wrong foods. Half of all U.S. adults suffer from chronic diseases caused by unhealthful diets and two-thirds are markedly overweight. To help correct this, the Dietary Guidelines issued recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Endurance athletes know that they need to take some form of sugar during competition in sports that last more than 70 minutes of all-out effort. Researchers at the University of Bath in England have just shown that cyclists exercise with less effort and have less gut irritation from drinks made with…
